"At synods, I usually wait about a week before I speak. First I listen. I feel the temperature. I listen to what has been said, what has not been said, and what I think needs to be said at that point."

"I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I've invented."

"The problem is, when you come back in you're sweating, so I wait until the very last minute before putting on my shirt so that it's not covered in sweat."

"It is a steadfast truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors — an essential principle for the reflective life."